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We have marked down every
thing. We know how to
buy and we know how to sell.
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If anybody else sells what we
sell for less money than we
sell it, tell lis and we will
' mark it down ao'ain.
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A. RUFF & SON.
Silver Ware Free!
Handsome, triple plated hand engraved Teapots, Cakestands, Fruit
stands, Butters, crtams, Spoon holders, molasses, sugars, castors,
Porcelain and alarm clocks and other articles both ornamental and
useful. Call in and inspect the ware.
GET i\ CARD.
Purchase you overcoat for Men, Hoys and Children. Suits, Pants/
Hats, Capes, Underwear, Shirts, Collars, Cufis, Ties, Suspenders,'
Gloves, Mits, Overalls, Jackets, Sweaters, Umbrellas, Trunks Valises,
Telescopes, Watches. Chains, Charms, Rings, Pins, Brushes, Pocket
ana Bill-books,Purses,etc. and when your purchase amounts to"'sis.-
oo you get your choice of any of the above articles.
) i '■> >• c Is complete,
And Styles correct.
Quality the best,
And prices the lowest.
D. A. HECK,
No 121. N.Main St. BUTLKR, PA
Two Ways of Selling Shoes,
One other way I s fits
J ( buyer'* leet lit the nhoos. AI4V V ill VI II UJ tiio I)UJ . Hr fl f eet
"Thc^Otlif r Wny" is HUSELTON'S Way.
Besides comfort, there is economy in One lot Women's Rubber Boots at 75c
buying shoes at HUSELTON'S. He O n c l°t Hoys' <st Youths' " 75c & $1.25
' 7. , Men's liuckle Arctics at SSC
buys direct from manufacturers,-paying Men's Rubber Boots at <2, #2.25, #2.50
cash for them at lowest prices. HUSEIy- Men's Wool Boots with Rubbers #1.60
TON is able to sell to the consumer shoes the best ever offered for the money,
at same price that wholesalers sell to the Boys' Wool Boots and Rubbers at...< 1.35
etailer Women's Rubbers at ...2oc
, , .... Women's Buckle Arctics at 75c
We have done a larger trade in Slip- women's Fine Shoes, pat. tip, but. 67
pers and Boots and Shoes this season, Women's Heavy Shoes at 65c, 75c, 85c
and, considering the weather, far larger Misses' and Children's Shoes, heavy
than we expected. Our prices and styles line of Leather
were right—this is what did it. Men's Shoes are not equaled in Butler.
The balance of our Holiday Slippers Prices are reduced iu all the lines all over
will all be closed at 25 per cent off for- the bouse to close,
tier price for cash.
The only place in Butler where you can get Faotweer at tlies ■ prices and find
»11 widths and sizes and styles strictly up-to-date is at •
BUTLER'S LEADING SHOE HOUSE,
Opposite Hotel Lowry,
B.C. Huselton.
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The place to buy
~AS COOKING STOVES AND BURNERS. G.vS LAMPS
MXTURES. HOSE, WATER KILTERS. HATII TUB ENAMEL
etc, is at .
W. II .O'lSrieu cV Son's
107 Kast fJ off or son Htreet.
Harness Shop!
Harness of all Kinds Made to Order.
Repairing a Specialty,
AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
BLANKETS AND ROBES.
CASH PAID FORI HIDES.
No. 111 East Cunningham St., - - BUTLER, A
(The old' Times Office.)
FRANK KEHPER, Agt.
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LV. MivlllrD, JEWELER.
No. 139, North Main St., B JTLEK, PA.,
THE Bin KR CITIZEN.
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Weak Strong
Hood's Sa-sapari!!a tones and strong hc-ns
the digestive orgsns. creates an appetite,
and gives refreshing sleep. Rememoor
Hood's
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Hood's Pills „ ;
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Consideration.
inuring January and j
February we will make :
a reduction of
2Q PER CENT
On all casl\orders or |
Suits, Overcoats or |
Trousers made from j
ycur choice of any
material in the house.
These garments will
have the same fit and
finish which character
izes our work.
Do you catch on!
ALAND,
Maker of Men's
Clothing.
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ommimumimio
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All grad*» of rndcrwear at vcr\
low prices.
Largest stock of hats and
furnishings for gentleman ni the
country. An inspection will prove
this to any oms satisfacture.
Colbert <Sc Dale.
242 S. Main St., Uutler, lVnn'a
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that is our way ot doing business. We
do not want any customers of curs to
wear a suit of clothes that does not suit
him. It hurts our business with othce
people, even if he does not know the dif
ference himself - It costs but little more
to have this kind of clothes than it does
to have those that look like "hand-me
downs."
It takes time to measure a man for a
good suit of clothes. Show us a tailor
who can measure a customer in five min
utes and we can show you a poorly fitting
suit a few days later. We takes pains to
take all the necessary measurements.
When you pay us $25 for one of those
stylish Clay suits you pay for the best
materials and workmanship we can givr
you.
I.ook one of our customers over and
see what kind of a suit we are giving for
f25 before you decide to buy a $25 suit.
We study a man's make-up and endeavor
to give him the style of a suit that will
look well 011 him. We don't have to be
told by our customers whether overcoats
are longer cr shorter this season. We
consider it a part of or.r business to be
posted 011 such matters.
CM CO
Cor. Diamond, Butler, Pa
Hotel Willard.
Reopened and now ready Jfor the
com n >l*ti of t n pub
ic.
Everything in firet-daBB Btyle.
MRS. MATTIE REIHING, Owner
ffl H BROOKS, Clerk.
TTTLKK. PA.,THURSDAY, FEBRUARY <}, 1SS)(».
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CHAPTER VI.
MR. BARNES' TRAP.
It must m>t be supposed from what
has been related that Mr. Barnes had
lost any of his old time skill. That he
did nut yet, quite understand the case
upon which he was working is little to
be wondered at when it is remembered
that less than two days had elapsed since
the robbery had occurred, and that a
great part of this time he had necessarily
been absent from the city upon another
After his disappointment at discover
ing that the button which he had found
was less valuable than he had at first
supposed, he had decided upon a mode
of procedure from which he hoped to
gain much. He had seen many men
flinch when brought unexpectedly into
the presence of their murdered victim.
He knew that many in a fit of passion,
or even in cold blood, might have the
nerve to take human life. Few resisted
a shudder when shown tho ghastly, mu
tilated, perhaps decomposing corpse.
When he left the hotel that morning,
it was about 10 o'clock. While he had
been convinced by Mr. Mitchel that the
button found at the scene of tho murder
was not one of the original set, or rath
er that it could not be proved that it
had been, he was equally satisfied that
the fact that it presented a portrait of
Miss Remsen was significant. Thus,
after all, it was possible that Mr. Mitch
el had murdered the woman, or at
least he had visited the apartment. In
either case, supposing that he knew the
woman was dead, it would be idle to
take him up three flights of stairs to
confront him with the body, for that
would give him ample premonition of
what was about to occur, and ho would
readily control his countenance. This is
what the detective did:
Ho went ut once to the coroner and
told him enough to have him render his
assistance. Therefore during the time
which had elapsed the coroner had im
paneled a jury, taken them to the scene
of the crime and then adjourned the in
quest, leaving the doctors to perform
the autopsy. Tho body had been taken
down to a room on the first floor which
opened directly on tho main hall. Here
it was laid out upon a table, so placed
that the gaping wound and now hideous
face would at once meet the gaze of any
one entering. The doctors had been in
structed to postpone their work until the
arrival of the detective. Thus Mr.
Barnes knew, as he le 1 the way down
stairs, that his trap was set. As they
readied the main hall he spoko:
"GentMhnen, I am about to ask a
favor of you. You were both on the
train when tho robbery was committed.
There is a question in relation to it
which I should like to ask I th of you
and hear each answer separately. Would
you oblige me?"
"With pleasure," said tho French -
man.
"I have already told yon that you
may ask me any questions*," said Mr.
'""Thank you!" Turn Tag to the tall- J
boy, who, of course, had been taught j
his part, ho continued, "Can wo find a
room where we cau talk privately for a
few minutes?"
"Yes, sir; step this way," aud the
boy led them toward the ouo where the
corpse lay.
"Mr. Mitchel," said Mr. Barnes,
"will you wait a few minutes? I will ]
not detain you long." Mr Mitchel bow- |
ed, and the Frenchman followed the de- I
iective into tho room, the boy clo.-ing I
the duor after him. Nothing was to be ,
seen save the tablo bearing the body, the
doctors being hidden in a room beyond. I
Mr. Barnes stopped near tho corpse and
simply gazed steadfastly at Mr. Thauret, I
who in turn looked intently at tho mur
dered woman. Not a musclo moved to
show any agitation. Mr. Barnes waited,
but apparently nothing was to happen.
Yet he was determined that tho other
should speak first that ho might draw
some deduction from his words. There
fore he maintained a stolid silence. Two
minutes passed, which seemed an age,
and then tho Frenchman gave tho de
tective a genuine surprise. Looking him
straight in the eyes he said in the coolest
tones imaginable:
"How did you discover that I am a
physician?"
"I don't understand you," said Mr.
Barnes, not knowing what tho man was
aiming at.
"Mr. Barnes, you brought, mo into
this room saying that you wished to ask
mo a question. When I entered and saw
this corpse, I knew at once that your
pretended questioning was but a subter
fuge. I wondered why you brought mo
in here, and while thinking it out I
kept silent. >So have you. Very good.
All I can make of it is that, this woman
having lieen murdered and knowing that
I am a physician, you wished an ex
pert opinion in tho case. I wondered
how you had discovered that I have a
medical education, and so I asked you
the question. Do I make myself plain?"
"Quito so," said the detective coldly
and much disappointed. "My reply
must be that I did not know you to bo a
physician, and that I did bring you in
hero to ask a question."
"Indeed! Then what is it?"
"I wish you to tell mowho this wom
an is."
"You overrate my ability. I never
saw 11 io woman before. Is there any
thing more you wish to say?"
"Nothing."
"Then I will wish you good morn
ing." With a polite bow and drawing
on his glove, Mr. Thauret started to
leavo tho room. Mr. Barnes quickly
stepped in front of him, determined
that ho should not havo a chance to
warn Mr. Mitchel. Opening tho door,
he then let him pass, thus keeping his
eyes on the two others. Mr. Thauret
bowed formally to Mr. Mitchel and
passed out. Then tho latter followed
Mr. Barnes into the presence of tho dead
woman. If Mr. Thauret was undis
turbed at the sight which met him, it
was not so with Mr. Mitchel. lie had
scarcely observed what was before him
than, with an ejaculation of horror, he
stepped closer to tho corpse and ex
claimed :
"My God, Mr. Barnes, what does
this mean?"
"What does what mean?" said Mr.
Barnes quietly.
The two men stared at one another a
few moments, when Mr. Mitchel, sud
denly lowering his eyes, said, "I'm a
fool!" and once more turned to look at
the corpse. Presently he turned and
said, with all of his old timocomposuro:
"You said you wished to ask mo a
question. What is it?"
"I wish yon to tell mo who this
woman is."
"Was, I suppose you moan. She was
Rose Mitchel."
"All! Did you know her?"
"I agreed to answer but onoquestion.
I have do»o an "
"You have admitted that you knew
her?"
"You will lind it difficult to prove
that."
"Oh, shall I? I have.witnesses. Gen
ii.-men, please come forward." A door at
the farther end of the room opened and
two physicians entered. The detective
continued,'' What have you to say now ?"
"That I am most profoundly indebt
Ed to you for having enabled me to
prove what has happened, and also that
you have so soon let me know that we
are not alone." Mr. Barnes bit his lip at
this taunt, and Mr. Mitchel, turning to
the doctors, continued: "Gentlemen, I
am delighted to know that you have
overboard what has occurred. You may
be called upon to give testimony. If you
will remember, I think that you will
admit that Mr. Barnes asked me who
this woman is. C< rrecting his grammar,
I replied, 'She was Rose Mitchel.' Am
I accurate?"
t,»uite so," said one of the doctors.
"Mr. Barnes claims that I have ad'
mitted that I knew the woman. I claim
that I have merely admitted that I knew
her name, which is a very different
thing."
"Youadmitted more than that,"said
the detective testily, "for you must have
known more than her name to l>e able to
give a name to this dead body."
"You are quite right, Mr. Barnes, I
must also have known her faco. In flie
Samo way I know both name av.il face of
Lillian RusselL Were Ito identify her
dead body, would that prove that I was
a personal acquaintance?"
"Certainly not, but you cannot claim
that this woman was known to you in
that way, for she was not a public char
acter."
"How do you know that?"
•"Well, then, was she?"
"That is another question, and I de
cline to answer it—at least before wit
nesses. If yon will walk with me as far
as my hotel, I will do tho best I can to
explain to you how I could identify this
corpse without having been acquainted
with tho woman herself. "
"Of course I will go with you, for ex
plain this you must," and together the
two men left the building.
They walked across to Fifth avenue
and down that thoroughfare for several
blocks in silence. Mr. Mitchel was evi
dently thinking over the position in
which he found himself, and Mr. Barnes
was satisfied not to hasten the explana
tion. He thus gave himself time to
mako a few mental notes, which if writ
ten down would have read as follows:
"Why did both 'if these men start
when I said that the jewels re hidden
off tho train? It might bo because both
know that to be a fact. If a feet,Thanret
might have known it, ! :•-<> he him
self may bo the thief. In - r wis".either
Mitchel is an accomplice < he iw riie
other man hide tho satchel at ■ ■ »no sta-
tjon. Could Mitchel himself havo hid
den the satchel How could he havo done
so when I watched his section all night,
unless of course ! fell asleep, which is
must discover what acquaintanceship
exists between these men in order to de
termine whether they are in leaguo to
gether.
"Next, as to tho murder. It i 3 odd to
find both men possessing the means of
admittance to tho house. It is odd that
both were undisturbed and plainly in
credulous when I suggested that tho
woman might havo been murdered to
obtain tho jewels. If Thauret killed the
woman, his demeanor in tho presence of
tho corpse was simply miraculous. Ho
showed not the least agitation. On the
other hand, he admitted that he has a
medical education. Physicians are less
escited by cadavers, and, what is more
significant, a physician would know
how to find tho jugular vein with a pen
knife. Still it is not difficult to sever
that vessel without special knowledge.
As to Mitchel, his behavior is more
mysterious. Had ho committed tho
crime, knowing his extraordinary abil
ity to control his emotions,l had a right
to expect him to bo calm boforo tho
corpse. Yet he was much excited and
went toward the body for a closer scru
tiny. Murderers usually shrink away
from their victims. In spite of that he
gavo the woman's name, and it tallies
with that which she herself had claimed.
Now, if he was willing to tell mo the
name, and if ho committed tho crime,
why did ho remove tho names from all
tho garments? Why, unless Roso Mitch
el is an alias, and tho real namo is
thus kept secret? I may ask him some
of these questions."
At this point Mr. Mitchel addressed
his companion:
"Mr. Barnes, I should liko to know
of what you have been thinking as we
walked, and I pupposo you have a sim
ilar curiosity regarding my own
thoughts. I mean to gratify you. I have
been endeavoring to view my own posi
tion from your point of view, to guess
what your deductions aro from my be
havior in the presence of that dead
woman."
"I cannot give you my deductions,"
said Mr. Barnes, "for the simple reason
that I have adopted none as yet. It has
always been my practice to avoid decid
ing upon a theory too early. A detective
with a theory will invariably be tempt
ed to work to prove his assumption. I
work to discover tho truth. Therefore I
avoid theories."
"Good! I see that my opinion of de
tectives, :is expressed in tho conversa
tion which you overheard, must be
modified. I still think I am right in the
main, but you aro an exception to the
general rule. "
"Mr. Mitchel, I dou't care for compli
ments. You aro at present in a very sus
picious position. You said you could ex
plain how you were ablo to identify that
woman."
"I will do so. First let me state that
I never saw her but once before in my
life. Tho story is very short. I have
been in this city less than two years. I
became engaged to Miss Romsen last
winter. About a mouth later I received
a letter signed Rose Mitchel, which in
formed mo that the writer could divulge
a secret in relation to my family which
would cause Miss Remsen to break with
me. A price was named for silence, and
a photograph inclosed that I might bo
able to recognize the woman, for she
boldly announced that she would call in
person for the money. She did so, and I
have never seen her again till today."
"Can you prove this story?"
"I will show you the letter and the
photograph if you will come with me to
the Garfield safety vaults."
"I will go with you at once. Did yon
pay the money demanded?"
"I did."
"Do y#u not know that it is suspicious
for a man to submit to blackmail? It
tends to prove that ho is in the black
mailer's power."
"That is correct. I was in this wom
an's nower."
I "That is a serious admission, now
ihat she has been murdered. "
"I know it. But here we are at the
vaults."
The two men entered the building,
and Mr. Mitcbel obtained the key to his
compart went. H>* never took it away
from the place, fur he thought it safer
iu the keeping of the officers of the
vaults. Descending into the great strong
ro m he took a tin box from his drawer,
and then went into a little private r<x>m
provided with a table and chairs. Open
ing the box he took out several packages
which he laid on one side. Among these
the detective was amazed to see a red
Ru.-aia leather case bound around with
a strap, upon which appeared the name
Mitchel in gold letters. Could it be pos
sible that this was the case containing
the missing jewels?
"Ah! Here it is," said Mr.Mitchel.
"Here is the photograph." He handed
it to Mr. Barnes, who saw at once that
it was the picture of the dead woman.
"And here is the letter. Shall I read it
to yon?" Mr. Barnes assented with a
nod. His thoughts were mainly upon the
led leather case. Mr. Mitchel read aloud:
"Mr. R. Mitchel:
"Dear Sir—You will 1>» -urpri.< d to n-ocivo
this from on«* of whom perhaps you know lit -
tlo, hut who knows much concerning your
fumily—o much that, wore sh.- to tell all she
knows, your high ton<d sweetheart would
send you adrift in a jiffy. Some say that si
l-nce is golden. So it must !»• 1A this case. If
yon wish me to keep silent, you must be ready
ti pay me »lo.uuu on Thuri»l»> when 1
shall call for it. I send my ph6tograph that
you may know I am the writer when I call.
Vou see I am not afraid to do this because if
you call in the police I will simply tell my
story and you will bo r med. I may go to
jail, but that does not worry me much, as
there are worse places. So be ready to receive
me on Thursday night. Tours truly,
"Rosk Mitchei,"
Mr. Mitchel handed the above to Mr.
Barnes, who read it over carefully, ex
amining the envelope and postmark,
both of which proved that the letter
was genuino and a year old.
"Did yon give her the amount de
manded?" asked Mr. Barnes.
"I must explain what I did. When I
received that letter, it was plain that
there would be nothing to lose by re
ceiving the woman and hearing her
story. I determined not to give her any
money. Therefore, when she called, of
courso I did not have any such sum.
After listening to her I changed my
mind. I found that, through certain pa
pers which she had, and which she did
not hesitate to show me, she would be
able to ventilate a scandal which might
result just as she adroitly prophesied—l
mean in the rupture of my engagement.
Naturally I wished to avoid that. When
I told her that she should have the
money if she would call again, sho be
came furious and said I had tricked her
and now wanted a chance to hand her
over to the police, etc. I saw that I
must settlo with her at once and did so
on these terms: I ogreod to give her
cash enough to go to Europe and the
balanco in jewels."
"In jewels?" cried Mr. Barnes, star
tled.
"Yes, in jewels. You are surprised,
but that is because yon do not know my
bobby. lam a collector of jewels. I
The case lay open on the table.
have $.300,000 worth in these vaults.
Therefore, whilo I had no such amount
in cash as SIO,OOO, I could easily give
her three diamond rings, which I did,
with a letter to a Paris jeweler, who
would purchase them from her. Thus
was I rid of tho woman, part of the
agreement being that she should never
return."
"Mr. Mitchel, a man of your intelli
gence must have known that such prom
ises are not kept by that class of people."
"True, but I obtained from her all
tho documentary evidenco which she
had, so that I rendered her powerless to
annoy me further. You said awhile ago
that it was a serious admission for mo
to make that I was in this woman's
power. I suppose you meant that such a
fact supplied a motive for this murder.
Now you see that this is not true, since
I can prove that I released myself from
that position a year ago. "
"How can you prove that?"
"I have tho woman's receipt, in which
she states that for tho sum of SIO,OOO,
or its equivalent, she delivers to mo
family documents, etc."
"Havo you tho documents still?"
"I prefer not to reply to that ques
tion. "
"Very good, but answer me this ouo:
Where did you obtain this leather case
and what does it contain?" As ho said
this tho detective picked up tho case and
held it before Mr. Mitcliel's eye. That
gentleman was evidently confused for a
moment, but finally answered:
"It contains some jewels."
"Jewels? That is what I thought
May I examine them?"
"Not with my permission."
"Then I must do so without." And
with a quick movement the case lay
open on tho table. It was lined with
black satin and contained gems similar
to those described in the paper found in
tho dead woman's pocket. What seemed
more important, however, was a pieco
of writing paper upon which Mr. Barnes
found an exact copy of tho list and de
scription which he had in his pocket.
The detective noticed with astonishment
that though Mr. Mitchel had refused to
permit this examination of the contents
uf the case he made no effort to prevent
it, and now sat back looking on in the
most unconcerned way.
"Mr. Mitchel," said Mr. Barnes,
"why did you object to my looking into
this case?"
"I never show my jewels to—stran
gers. It is wrong to tempt people. "
"You are impertinent, sir! What do
you mean?"
"I mean that I regulate my life by
rule. This is one of my rules, and
though I do not doubt your honesty, you
are a stranger to me and so come within
the operation of my rule."
"Your cool impudence will not. avail
you in this instance. These aro the
stolen jewels.''
' 'lndeed ! Do you discover that, as you
claim to have detected the thief, simply
by looking at them?" Mr. Mitchel as
sumed that sarcastic tone which had sev
eral times irritated the detective.
"Have done with child's play," taid
Mr. Barnes. "I have a list of tho h>st
jewels, and this case, with its contents,
accurately matches the description.
What is more, this list in your posses
sion is the facsimile of tho ono which I
have in my pocket."
"Ah, now we come to tangiblo facts
and leavo tho realm of" psychology,"
said Mr. Mitchel, leaning forward, with
evident interest. "Let mo understand
this. You have a list of the stolen jew
els. That paper is a facsimile of this
one here. The description, too, tallies
with tho caso and jewels. Is that
right?"
"That is quito Now cau your
remarkable inventive faculty fashion u
story to meet this emergency?"
"Mr, Barnes, yvu iiv.mo iw injustice.
lam no romancer. That is the differ
cnco between myself an 1 the criminal
class. with which you dcuL T!i .-■■ p 0,1
devils commit a crime arid depend upon
a sequence of lies to cltar tlu !v s.
On the contrary, I follow this rale, 'Re
fuse to answtT all questions, or C!M' an
swer truthfully.' Now, in this case there
are some points as puzzling to me as to
yourself. Them J shall not attempt to
explain. One of them is how you can
possibly have a duplicate list of my jew
els—for these are miu\ I assure yon."
"""•«> is the list, "said the detective,
taking , " 'n« pocket and compar
ing it with u„ -. "and. by heav
ens," ho continued, ' is the
same!"
"That is interesting. Let me look,"
said Mr. Mitchel. With which ho arose,
walked around to the other side of the
table and stood leaning over the detect
ive. "You see, Ido not ask you to let
me take your paper from yon. Yon
might suspect that I would destroy it."
Mr. Barnes handed both papers to him
without a word. Mr. Mitchel bowed as
he took them and returned to his seat.
After a moment's cureful examination
he handed them back, saying :
"I agree with yon, Mr. Barnes. The
writing is the same. What deduction do
yon draw from that fact?"
"What deduction? Why, I found this
description of the stolen jewels in the
pockot of a dress belonging to Rose
Mitchel."
"What? Do you mean to say that she
was tho woman who was robbed?" Tho
blank amazement upon Mr. Mitchel's
faco disconcerted Mr. Barnes, for if he
did not know this, tho mystery seemed
deeper than ever.
"Do yon mean that ynu did not know
it?" asked Mr. Barnes.
"How should I know?"
Thi3 caused a silence. Both men stop
ped a moment to consider tho situation.
At length Mr. Barnes said coldly:
"Mr. Mitchel, I am under tho painful
necessity of placing you under urrest."
"Upon what charge?"
"Upon the charge of having stolen
jewels, and perhaps of having murdered
Rose Mitchel."
"Are you in a hurry to tako me with
you?" asked Mr. Mitchel coolly.
"Why do yon ask?"
"Because if not I should like to usk
you one or two questions."
"You may do so."
"First, then, as the robbery was com
mitted on a moving train, will you tell
me how you supposed it to have lteen
accomplished, since the passengers were
searched?" Mr. Barnes had his own idea
on this subject, which ho did not choose
to tell. He thought it well, however, to
pretend that he had still another theory.
At least ho could observe how Mr.
Mitchel received it.
"As yon say, all were searched. The
first was Mr. Thanret. Nothing was
found. Let us suppose a case. This man
Thanret was in the samo carriage with
the woman Rose Mitchel. When the
train stopped at New Haven, suppose
that he took the satchel, left the (rain
and passed it to you through the win
dow of your section, thinking that only
his carriago would be searched. After
his own examination he left the train at
Stamford. Why may ho not have tapped
upon your window and have roceived
back the satchel?"
"That would make him my accom
plice. Yon are wrong. Ido not know
the man at all."
"Yon admitted having met him when
Mi.-a Dora Remsen introduced him to
yon.''
"Onceonly— at a gamingtable. That
is why I was displeased to see him in
tlio home of my intended. Passing the
robbery, then—for despite my denial yon
may think your explanation correct,
and a iurv might agree with von—let
a W!f*l» V\A»iU Mmnv M . >rn —III , i
a crime and then go to the extreme of
killing a woman?"
"I do not. But, having committed
the robbery, and then having discovered
that this woman, who, you say, has
blackmailed yon, had actually taken an
apartment in the same building with
your affianced, you may have gone there
to urge her to leave and have killed her
to save yourself."
"Plainly you do not know me. There
is one jioint in what you say which is
interesting. Did I understand that this
woman had an apartment in the Thir
tieth street building?"
"Certainly, and you knew it."
"You are mistaken. Lot us return to
the jewels. You thinu that these are
the missing gems. If I prove to tho con
trary, will you agree not to place me
under arrest?"
"With pleasure,'' said tho detective,
feeling safe in the idea that what Mr.
Mitchel offered to do was an impossi
bility.
"Thank you! That gives oio my free
dom, in exchange for which courtesy 1
promise you all tho assistance in my
power in finding tho murderer." Say
ing which, Mr. Mitchel touched an elec
tric button, and when it was answered
sent a message up stairs asking Mr.
Charles to come down. In a few mo
ments that gentleman appeared.
"Mr. Charles," said Mr. Mitchel,
"would it be possible for me to enter
these vaults without your knowledge?"
"It would bo impossible for any one
to epter here without my knowledge,"
said Mr. Charles.
"You keep my key, do yon not?"
"Yes, sir."
"Have I ever taken it out of this
building?"
"IJo, sir."
"Tb&n you think it impossible that I
ajiould have been ablo to havo a dupli
cate key ami to have entered hero with
out your knowledge?"
"An utter impossibility, sir."
"Can you remember when I was hero
last?"
"Certainly. It was about two weeks
ago, when you told mo that you were
going to Boston."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Charles.
That is all." Mr. Charles retired and
Mr. Mitchel looked at Mr. Barnes with
a smile, saying:
"You see you are wrong again. The
jewels were stolen yesterday morning,
and I havo not been to this place since,
and therefore could not havo placed
them in this box. Are you satisfied?"
"No. If you were able to commit tho
robl>ery on tho train while I watched
your section all night, and to havo suc
ceeded in getting tho jowols away al
though you wore searched, you are in
genious enough to havo found a way of
getting here without the knowledge of
Mr. Charles. Or, ho may bo paid to lie
for you. I feel too sure that these are
the gems to bo so readily convinced to
the contrary.''
"So you did watch mo that night.
Well, I am sorry you had so much trou
ble. I must give you further proof?
Very good. Kxamino tlieso.' He took
out a package of letters and from them
extracted a bill of sale, dated fivo years
previous, in which was once more an
accurate description of the jewels and
case. In addition there was pinned to it
a receipt from tho New York custom
house for tho duties paid, which paper
was also dated back. This was evidence
which Mr. Barnes could not refute.
Plainly this particular set of jewels be
longed to Mr. Mitchel.
"That is sufficient. It would tie folly
to arrest you when you could show those
documents to any judge and bo released.
At tho same time I shall not forget the
coincidence of theso two lists, and that
ono of tho button. "
"By the way, Mr. Barnes, would you
juind saying where you found that but
ta&il'
• in the riXJiu where the woman was
murdered.''
"No wonder you valued it. I am sur
pri -til that yon should have printed it.
to Miss Remsen." There was a twinkle
in Mr. Mitchel's eye which •nr.. ytxl Mr.
Banns, hut he made no reply. Mr.
Mitchel continued:
"In consideration of your not pLiciug
me under arrest, Mr. Barnes, 1 will
give yon a hint. I made that wager
with my friend Randolph yesterday
morning—that is to say, Dec. 1 1 have
until Jau. 2 to commit the crime about
which the bet was made. Should you
come to the conclusion that I am not
guilty of either of those now engaging
your attention it might enter your head
that I still have a crime on hand, and
it might pay yon to watch me. Do yon
catch the idea?"
"There is little danger of your com
mitting any crime during the next
month without my knowing it," said
Mr. Barnes.
"Now let us change the subject. Do
von see this ruby?" tukiug a large ruby
from the case before them. "I am
thinking of having it sot as a present to
Miss Remsen. Will she not be envied
when !->ie wears it?"
[CONTIMCED.]
Woman, a creature "nobly planned, to
warn, to comfort and command."
Wonu.n, the fairest work of the great
Author. The edition is latg o , and no
man should bo without a copy.
THE LISTENER.
.Tfihn T. Hughes of Lexington, Ky., has
takon (1*0,750 in premiums at the State
fair during the last 29 years.
Oliver Booth of Poughktvpsie. N. Y., 1
owns an iceboat which was built in iT'.to. i
It i- believed to be the llr-t iceboat ever
built.
George Alfred Townsend has built a
family touib on his estate in Maryland mid
over the door Is tlii.s inscription: ''Good
night.— Gath."
President Samuel Spencer of the South
ern railway is a small, slender man, with
a quick, cool manner and lots of energy
and determination.
John C. Crosby, who had a brilliant but
not lengthy caret r In congress, is living
at Pittfleld, Mass., where ho recently
served a term as mayor.
ProtV.-sor Garner, the monkey expert,
propoMS to start a school in Calcutta for
the education of apes. Ho is confident
that he can teach the creatures to talk.
Major Alexander McDowell, the new
clerk of the house of representatives, is
an enthusiastic student of music ami jvjs
sesses a tenor voice of rare power arid
sweetness.
V.', Hascll Wilson, president of tho Uel
viduro railroad, a part of the Pennsylvania
system, is probably the oldest railway
president in the world in active service.
Ho Is 86 years old.
The Right Hon. Charles Pelham Vll
liers, tho father of tho house of commons,
bus just celebrated his ninety-fifth birth
day and has represented Wolverhampton
continuously in C>l sessions of parliament.
Ruskln once wrote to Dante Gabriel
Rossettl: "If you wanted to oblige me,
you would keep your room in order and
go to Ihml at night. All your flno speeches
go for nothing with me till you do that."
When recently asked the value of his
London real estate, the Duke of West
minster replied that he could not form an
estimate of its value, but that ho would
not take £15,000,000 for his holdings in
the metropolis.
Kroger, president of the Transvaal re
public, said when he was traveling in
Holland in 188ti, "You may protect your
self against tho cold air with weather
strips, but there is no protection against
Rritish infiltration."
General Miles somewhat resembles tho
late Lester Wallack in his jaunty manner
and crisp, breezy style of speech. Ho talks
with soldierly directness, and wherever he
lius boon stationed has been a favorite as
an after dinner speaker.
Harlan 11. Ballard, president and organ-
HfHfs !n nil *»"• wrto. w a «au,
scholarly man of middle age, with a gravo
yet pleasant countenance.
Grove Johnson of California, the new
Republican congressman who made such a
fierce onslaught on the bond bill, is one of
the best jury lawyers on tho Pacific coast.
One of his strong points is to kneel down
in tho courtroom and shed real tears to
move the jury.
Davld Morris, the son of the Louisiana
lottery millionaire, whose marriage with
Miss Shepard, whose mother, Mrs. Klliott
F. Shepard, Was a Vunderbllt, made such
a sensation at the time, has gone hack to
Harvard, as he said ho would, to finish
his course, which his wedding interrupted.
CURIOSITIES OF WAR.
Tho total cost of our navy during tho
civil war, 1801-5, wns $H13,000,000.
The first standing army of history was
that of Macedonia —about three and a half
centuries before Christ.
At the great battle of llannockburn
185,000 men fought, and of that number
88,000 wero killed or wounded.
The new German rifle ranges up to 4,000
yards, and at 900 yards the bullet will
pierce ten Inches of solid pine timber.
In ISB7 General Sherman predicted that
"the most terrible war ever known will
take place in this country before the end
of tho century."
Tho Italian navy is composed of 275 war
vessels of 829,000 tons uii(l 600,000 horse
power, including some of the best battle
ships of tho world.
Tho dally ration of the British soidler is
16 ounces of bread, 13 of meat, 2 of rice,
8 of dried vegetables ami 16 of potatoes.
Once a week he receives 2 ounces of salt,
4 of coffee and 9 of sugar.
One of the big guns at Montorey, Cal.,
is 35 feet long and weighs 104,000 pounds.
A two bushel bag of powder Is used every t
time-the gun is fired, and the cartridge
which it hurls into the air with a velocity
of 2,000 foot a second weighs 851 pounds.
—St. Louis Republic.
THE CYNIC.
The dog in the manner sentiment Is the
foundation of every love affair.
Most people waste tho best part of tholr
lives making other people rich.
When a man is asleep and forgets that
ho Is alive, It, Is his happiest time.
Thero must bo some mistake about
orange juice being good fur you. It is so
pleasant to take.
Tho man who hasn't sand enough to re
fuse a leap year proposal deserves tho kind
of a wife ho will got.
After a man is old enough to have
whiskers ho should not Imi seen on th*
streets carrying a pair of skates.
A girl should boar in mind that her
lover will overlook her faults, but she Is
lucky if her husband does not find them.
Every night before a man has put his
head upon his pillow ho has learned gome
new way of making a fool of himself.—
Atchison Globe.
SOME OPINIONS.
To reclto one's sermon lwforotho mirror
is one way to practlco what one liroaches.
—Dallas News.
It makes a great difference, In deter
mining whether a man Is obstinate or
only firm, whether ho agrees with you or
hot.
"Does position affect sleepf" asked a
medical writer. It does when tho man
holds tho position of nljrht watchman.—
Texas Slftlngs.
Yes; there are queer people In this world,
but It is almost Impossible to find anybody
who places himself in that category.—
Boston Transcript.
The man who says ho loves his follow
man and then neglects to sprinkle ashes
on his slippery sidewalk is either very in
consistent or very forgetful.—Boston llor
ald.—Somerville Journal.
LUNCH TABLE HINTS.
Use a lunch cloth In preference to tho
bare table with dlshos.
Avoid serving a heavy soup. Clam broth
or bouillon will be much more acceptable.
Don't ncgloct to have a janllnloro In the
center of tho table, no matter how sluiplo
It may be.
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HORSES AMD HORSEMEN.
Morrroe Salisbury has leased the racing
qualities of Oakland Baron.
Je-si.< it. dam of the great colt Bj .Sure,
2:0»i V Is In fool U> Online, 2:01
Blue Sijfn, 2:05 1 ,. will In* raced on tha
snow In Philadelphia this winter.
The New England Breeders' association
cleared i 7,500 on its la*t meeting.
Ould.i, with a record of pacing,
will appear as a trotter next season.
During the year 1805 Vienna hung up
(121,500 In purses for horse racing.
An effort will !h> made to pace Strath
berry. without hopples in 1806.
Ihe Oakley Derby for IsiHj eloscd with
IS# nominations, and its guaranteed valuo
is #12,500.
A 2 year-old by Joe Pate hen, 2:04, re
cently won a race of half mile heats, tak
ing a record of 1:14.
Wiggins, 2:lS>. I j. out of a mare by Starn
boul. J:v7'i, is the greatest racing 2-year
old ever campaigned.
Belle Mead Stock farm is said to have
sold *47 head of yearlings in the past ten
years at an average of SB3B.
Jake Erpeiibeck of I'hiladelphia has
picked up a pair of steers that can trot
double at a four minute gait.
Alcyoner, 2:25*4, has Si living foals.
There are about 20 of these that promise
to uevelof) into 2:80 performers.
Tho bones of the famous old horse
Ethan Allen art> said to be In the mn«"um
of Kansas university, at Lawrence, 1
Strathberry started in 28 races ( .ng
the past season, won 20 a:.d >. cu I a
track record at every place ho s...rt \-
cepting one.
Scott Hudson, the well kcr>wn «' i , or,
has formed a partnership with Will Y ..ng,
and tho new llrm will train horscs a: the
Lexington (Ky.) track during the ensu
ing season.
The five regulation mile tracks that
were In the New Knglund circuit during
the past season hung up *177,000 in
purses, lielng within *45,000 of the total
amount distributed among the grand cir
cuit winners —Turf, Field and Farm.
PERFUMES.
Perfumes aro extensively used In all
Chinese sacrifices and devotional offerings.
Hippocrates prescribed the oil of roses
us a medicine for several kinds of disease.
Napoleon loved perfumes and always
had a bottle of rosewater or violet water
emptied into his bathtub.
The recipes of over 000 different oils and
perfumes have been preserved In *lio re
mains of Roman literature.
Perfumes wero introduced Into Spain
by the Arabs, who brought many roclpcs
for making them from the oast.
From the offensive fusel oil tho skill of
the chemist has been oblo to extract tho
odors of soveral flowers and fruits.
Hippocrates Is said to hava greatly al
layed the violence of the plaf.-uo at Athens
by a liberal use of perfume In tho streets
and houses.
When Catherine do' Modlol went to
Franco to marry Henry 11, she toOk with
her a noted perfumer, who Introduced
many varieties of Italian perfumer
From the gas tar, repulsive In its orig
inal condition, the art of chemistry ha*
developed an Immense variety of essential
oils and essences of fruits and flowers.
The cholera has repeatedly, during the
present century, visited London and Pftrls,
but at no time was thero a death from
that disease among tho operatives of tho
perfume factories.
Charlemagne is said by his biographers
to have been extravagantly fond of almost
any kind of perfume. Oneof hie courtiers
said that the approach of tho omporor
could always be detected by tho odor of
perfume that invariably accompanied him.
TO SAVE THE SIGHT.
Don't read books printed on thin paper.
Don't hold the reading close to the eyes.
Don't select yonr own glasses at the Out
set.
Don't read by firelight, moonlight or
twilight.
Don't read by a flickering gaslight or
________
"Don't ro.irt lying down t» In a con
strained position.
Don't read books which have no spoco
between the lines.
Don't study at •night, but in tho morn
ing, when you are fresh.
Don't read for more than 60 minutes
without stopping, whether tho oyes are
tiruil _
THE LAND OF THE BOERS.
Gold was discovered there in 1886.
Finished or In progress are 3,700 miles
of telegraph.
Country has been enjoying its Independ
ence since 1802.
In 1884 a convention at Loudon recog
nized the republic.
Two-thirds of tho Christians belong to
tho Dutch Reformed church.
Thero are about 20,000 farms, whoat
und tobacco being the chief crops.
Transvaal moans ' 'across Iho Vaal," or
tho country north of tho Vaal river.
The largest town is Johannesburg, with
a population of 15,000. Pretoria has C, 000.
it is there that tho famed tsetse fly,
whose bite Is death to oxen and horsps, is
most prevalent. ,
The area of Transvaal is 121,854 miles,
or about that of Illinois, lowa and Massa
chusetts combined.
Population Is 679,200. Tho whiten
pumber 110,128, and about half of those
are of Dutch descent.
In parts of tho country tho climate re
sembles that of Colorado and is regarded
us healthful for consumptives.
Tho loglslut ure consists of two bodies of
84 members each, one-half retiring ovcry
two years. The president's term is flvo
years.
BRITAIN AND GERMANY COMPARED.
The Brlllsh navy Is as much lurger than
the German navy as the German army li
larger than that of Groat Britain.
In the ovont of war Great Britain could
put In tho Hold 062,000 officers and men,
with 696 guns, against Germany's 4,643,-
023 soldiers ami 3,470 guns.
Tho British navy contains 85 armored
ships, 147 unarmorod ships, 80 gunboats
and 232 torpedo l>oats, with 6,403 guns,
while tho Gorman navy has 26 armortxj
ships, 27 unarmorod ships, 33 gunboats
and 200 torpedo boats, with i,009 guns.
On a peace footing the German army
l»as 395,478 infantry, 67,518 cavalry, 72,-
juß artillery, 02,406 engineer corps, 102,-
680 horses and 2,070 guns, against Great
Britain's 111,300 infantry,* 15,252 cavalry,
18,360 artillery, 6,450 engineers, 20,006
horses and COO Runs. This dooe not In
clude the British Indian army —Chicago
Times Herald.
TAIL TWISTERS.
Suppose we begin operations by chasing
out tho Knglish sparrow.—Washington
Post.
How does Kngland like the German edi
tion of the Monroe doctrine*—New York
Press.
Having reached tho poetry stago now,
this war question ought to bo dropped.—
Erie Dispatch.
Any other nation desiring to twist th"
lion's tail will kindly stop up and apply
now before the fur has boon all rubbed off.
—Chicago Record.
"What has England to fear from arbl
tration! 1 " does the country ask? Nothing
more than the thief who objects to being
searched. —Soginaw News.
The year 1595 will be
numbered as the year in which John Bull
was Ilrmly but politely warned off,Ujf
American grass.—Saginaw Courier-Joujjf
nal.
THE LAUREATE.
Some critics think there is still a ygf
coney in tho laureateshlp.—PlttsbuflJ
Chronicle.
The difference between a poet and a popt
laureate Is that one Is born, while thO
other Is made. Boston Herald.
While Alfred Austin draws his lauropta'i
pension Mr. Swinburne can console bUQ*
self with the reflection that It Is
to err with I'npe than shine with Pye.ylfc
Atlanta Constitution.